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Helen Baxendale

Helen Baxendale

Actor · Born June 7, 1970 (56) · Wakefield, England, UK

Helen Baxendale was born on 7 June 1970 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress and producer, known for Anonymous (2011), Cold Feet (1997) and Cardiac Arrest (1994). She has been married to David L. Williams since 1993. They have three children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 7, 1970 (56)
From
Wakefield, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Helen Baxendale's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
21%
Morality
18%
Society
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 6
Ally
2 of 6
Mentor
2 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Absurd
3
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Warm
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Helen Baxendale's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Baxendale's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bethany Morgan

  • Agatha and the Midnight Murders(2020)

    as Agatha Christie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Noughts + Crosses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Meggie McGregor

  • Malawi Wildlife Rescue(2019)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Heidi: Queen of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Seb

  • Inside Chernobyl's Mega Tomb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator

  • Sugar Free Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator

  • How Star Wars Changed the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Host

  • The Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie

  • Cuckoo(2012)

    Show 33 episodes · as Lorna Thompson

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dirk Gently(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Harmison

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Sasha Moore

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Anonymous(2011)

    as Anne De Vere

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Kidnap and Ransom(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Angela Beddoes

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond the Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Becky

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley(2007)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Only Boy for Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Annie

  • Angel of Death: The Story of Beverly Allitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Dove

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Skagerrak(2003)

    as Stella

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Flyfishing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Sam

  • Lost in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Lily

  • Dead by Monday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Julie Matthews

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Robbins

  • Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pandora Braithwaite

  • Easter Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as The Servant Girl

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal(2000)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Cold Feet(1997)

    Show 34 episodes · as Rachel Bradley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Cordelia Gray

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lady Macbeth

  • The Investigator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sgt. Caroline Meagher

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Rose Lancaster

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Bolshe vita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Crossing the Floor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ruth Clarke

  • Truth or Dare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lorna Johnston

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · as Emily Waltham

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Cardiac Arrest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 27 episodes · as Dr. Claire Maitland

  • In Suspicious Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Elizabeth I

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Elizabeth Cole

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Emma Hayes

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Clarke

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Highest rated

Cold Feet (1997)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Cuckoo (2012)

Film career

19852026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 40 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing1 of 41: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew2010s11 · acting2020s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Helen Baxendale's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · actor

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley (2007)

74th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Friends (1994)

Midcredits 97th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.